Rabbi Avrohom Moshe Heller, a second grade rebbi at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, blows the shofar of a kudu for his class on Tuesday, the first day of school. more

Two weeks ago, Jerry and I attended the wedding of the daughter of our very close friends, Debbi and Jack Shafran. Jerry sat with Sam Zylberberg, with whom he always enjoys speaking and joking … more

Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence has only 170 students, but these teenage boys have had a huge impact. The school’s dean, Rabbi Zev Friedman, received a flood of emails from former … more

Sen. John McCain, who died on Aug. 25 at the age of 81, was a longtime friend of Israel. The Arizona Republican, a frequent visitor to the Jewish state, was a Vietnam War hero, two-time presidential … more

Anybody who pays attention to the sorts of things honored by contemporary popular culture knows that stories about heroism are passé. But why then do we still long for them? In March 1920, … more

For months, author J.K. Rowling has been warning of the dangers of anti-Semitism in England, sparring on Twitter with critics who either downplay the phenomenon or say its proponents are confusing … more

In 1993, filmmaker Ariel Vromen was part of an Israeli air force rescue unit sent into Lebanon to evacuate Jewish and Arab soldiers wounded during a battle. Two of his closest friends died in front … more

Steeped in anti-Semitism accusations, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has made many Jewish enemies — including inside his own party. But one of his most effective critics is not … more

When German air force pilots took aerial photographs of western Ukraine in 1941, they did it to help Nazi Germany defeat the Soviet Union in a war that saw the genocide of 6 million Jews. But … more

Ofir Dayan, daughter of Israel’s Consul General in New York Dani Dayan and an undergraduate sophomore at Columbia University, said she is being harassed and threatened by the campus chapter of … more